Whether your primary goal is to partake in an ultra-local experience or simply to avoid exorbitant airfares, travel overland from Vietnam to Laos — but don’t expect a quick or particular comfortable journey.

Whether or not you end up enjoying Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city, you owe yourself a trip to the nearby Colca Canyon, a geological formation nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon — 10,725 feet, to be specific.

Although EF China is far from the worst place I’ve ever worked, little about the company — save for the clean, modern Swedish design sensibilities of its centers — separates it from any of its multinational competitors.

Whatever your opinion on the conflict in the Middle East, it’s important to understand the implications it has on travel in the region, particularly if you plan to visit Arab countries before or after you visit Israel.

Singapore’s pricey, decadent Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino isn’t a place I’d ever stay of my own accord — but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t cool to cross over to the proverbial “other side” of traveling, if only for a night.